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Haley Barbour almost certainly isn't running for office again in Mississippi, but the former governor, one-time Republican National Committee chief and influential Washington lobbyist is playing a prominent role in the state's battle for the GOP Senate nomination.

Janet Barresi has made good on promises to make major changes to Oklahoma's education system that she made while campaigning to be state school superintendent four years ago, but she has been unable to rally some educators and parents to her cause and faces six challengers to her re-election bid, including two within her own party.

Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday pressed his Russian
counterpart to make clear Moscow's commitment to end the flow of
weapons and other support to separatists in Ukraine, the State
Department said.